Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| day in, day out / have to go / shopping / I |
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| go / How / do / often / you / to the disco? |
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| go / three times a week / I / to the gym |
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| Do / you / go / to the gym / ? / every day |
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| find / You / your car keys / never / can |
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| ? / Kevin / always / win / Does |
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| come / to help me / My parents / very often |
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| I / hardly ever / oranges / eat |
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| listen / can / They / never |
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| you / often / feel tired? / Do |
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| never / I / what to say / know |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / when you talk to her / She / rarely |
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| need / usually / some help with the homework / They |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| dress / always / Can / I / in green? |
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| in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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| Do / have lunch / usually / you / at home? |
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| always / at 8 a.m. / get up / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / John / late / often |
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| I / go / usually / to the dentist / once a year |
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| is / She / asking me questions / always |
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| it / I / saw / five times |
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| have / soup / We / every other day |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / am / very tired / usually |
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| will / help you / rarely / Tom / if you need it |
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| every other day. / I travel a lot. I / need / some petrol |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / eats / Mike / pizza / often |
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| usually / go / to the hairdresser's / once a month / I |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / phoned / she / twice / me |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
